John Cogal English (13 December 1886 – 21 January 1953) was an English

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and manager who played for Hebburn Argyle, Preston,

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and

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games at ...

. He played as a

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and was judged to be the finest in the League in 1915.

Club career

Born in

Hebburn Hebburn is a town in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, England. It governed under the borough of South Tyneside; formerly governed under the county of Durham until 1974 with its own urban district from 1894 until 1974. It is on the sout ...

, County Durham, English started playing with Hebburn Argyle. He then went on to play for Preston and Watford, before being sold to

for a fee of £500 in April 1913. He was a member of the Blades team who won the FA Cup final in 1915. He left the Blades after refusing to re-sign following World War I and joined Darlington in 1919 as

player-manager A player-coach (also playing coach, captain-coach, or player-manager) is a member of a sports team who simultaneously holds both playing and coaching duties. A player-coach may be a head coach or an assistant coach. They may make changes to the s ...

, retiring from playing in 1921 but remaining as manager for a further seven years. He went on to manage

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, before moving to

Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...

, resigning from that post in March 1935. He later managed

Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third tier of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...

.The Official Encyclopedia of Sheffield United by Tony Matthews, Dennis Clareborough and Andrew Kirkham, , Page 83

International career

Jack English was selected to play for

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against

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in 1914 but his club would not release him.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:English, Jack 1886 births 1953 deaths People from Hebburn Footballers from Tyne and Wear English footballers England wartime international footballers Association football fullbacks English Football League players English Football League managers Hebburn Argyle F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Watford F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Darlington F.C. managers Northampton Town F.C. managers Exeter City F.C. managers Nelson F.C. managers English Football League representative players English football managers FA Cup Final players